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In a new tweet posted on Saturday, September 14, US President Donald Trump said that “the Taliban knows they made a big mistake, and they have no idea to recover!” “The Taliban has never been hit harder than it is being hit right now. Killing 12 people, including one great American soldier, was not a …
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In early 2012, Meena, then 21, was forced by her father to marry off a 51-year-old man, who already had two wives—each having three and four children. In the absence of their husband, the two wives beat up Meena out of sheer hatred. Meena underwent different types of domestic violence: she was being hit by …
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Speaking at a press conference held today, September 14, Sediq Seddiqi, spokesperson for President Ghani, said Afghanistan would see positive security changes in coming days. Pointing to the reclaim of several districts from the Taliban in recent days, Seddiqi said the Afghan forces were capable of securing the country. The upcoming presidential election will …
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On Friday, September 13, a Taliban delegation visited Moscow to meet Russian officials and discuss development on peace process in Afghanistan. The visit came after the United States called off peace talks with the Taliban insurgents. According to Russian media, the Taliban delegation had held talks with Zamir Kabulov, Russian presidential envoy for Afghanistan. The …
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As many as four Afghan special operation forces were killed and three others injured after a vehicle laden with explosives went off at the entrance gate of Afghan Special Operation Corps headquarter in Chahar Asiab district of Kabul, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) confirmed in a statement. According to the statement, the incident took place …
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Delivering his 9/11 speech at the Pentagon early morning on Wednesday, September 11, US President Donald Trump reiterated that the US will continue to hit the Taliban harder than ever before. “If for any reason they come back to our country, we will go wherever they are & use power the likes of which the …
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Local officials say the Afghan security forces have reclaimed northern Kuran Wa Munjan district of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province early morning today. The district was under the control of the Taliban in the last two months. Nik Mohamad Nazari, spokesperson for Badakhshan governor, told Etilaat Roz that clearance operations were underway in the last ten days …
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The Afghan conflict can be resolved by direct intra-Afghan talks, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto said on Tuesday, September 11, while briefing the UN Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. He further noted that “it is imperative for direct Afghanistan govt. & Taliban talks to commence.” He said the UN …
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Afghan forces have reclaimed control over Yamgan district of the northeastern Badakhshan province which was under the control of the Taliban for four years, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement. The statement noted that the Taliban suffered heavy casualties during the ground and air operations conducted by the Afghan security forces. The …
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Seven members of a single family were killed in a drone strike carried out by the foreign forces in Sayedabad district of Maidan Wardak province, local officials said. Akhtar Mohammad Taheri, chief of Maidan Wardak provincial council, told Etilaat-e-Roz that the incident took place around 09:00 PM on Sunday night, September 08, in Jawzarin village …
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As the US reached “at the threshold of an agreement” with the Taliban after ninth round of peace talks between the US’ Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation- Zalmay Khalilzad and representatives of the militant group in Doha, vulnerable Afghans, particularly women, have become increasingly concerned about the consequences of such a likely agreement. The marathon …
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The Daily Etilaat-e-Roz have got access to some evidences which suggest that the Afghan government has signed open sky agreement with the UAE airline company, Flydubai. The evidences show that the government has also signed an agreement with Turkish Airline, granting it unlimited access to airspace. The two agreements—giving upper hands to the foreign airlines—have …
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Unidentified armed men have kidnapped six local journalists in Zormat district of Paktia province, security sources said. Shah Mahmud Aryan, spokesperson for Paktia police chief, said that the journalists were kidnapped earlier yesterday while they were on their way to Gardez city to attend a workshop. He said all of them were working for local …
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On Saturday, September 07, the Afghan security forces reclaimed Warduj district of the north-eastern Badakhshan province, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement. The district was under Taliban control for the last five years. According to the statement, around 100 Taliban militants, including some foreign nationals, were killed and dozens others wounded in …
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A car bomb attack claimed by the Taliban left 10 civilians dead and 42 others wounded in PD9 of Kabul city, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said. The MoI Spokesperson Nasrat Rahimi said that the incident took place around 10:10 AM in Macroyan Awal neighborhood of Kabul. Rahimi added that 12 vehicles that were passing …
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Mullah Obaidullah, Taliban’s shadow governor of Baghlan province, was killed in an airstrike carried out by the Afghan security forces in Pul-e-Khumri, capital city of the province, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement. As many as 45 Taliban militants were killed in this operation, the statement read. According to the statement, …
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Abul Rahman had poured himself a cup of tea, and switched on TV to watch a nationally televised interview of American peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on peace talks with the Taliban. The entire family of Abdul Rahman gathered to learn about the latest development on ending 18-year long insurgency in the country. As Khalilzad was …
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A primary court of Afghanistan’s Anti-Corruption Justice Center (ACJC) has sentenced seven commissioners of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and three commissioners of the Independent Electoral Complaint Commission (IECC) to five years in prison on Tuesday, September 03, on allegations of manipulating parliamentary elections’ result in the eastern Kunar province. Gula Jan Abdulbadi Sayyad, Wasima …
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